It was truly a “Red Letter Evening,” when Archbishop Rummel High School hosted its 21st Celebrity Waiters Celebration on March 22. This special event combines fundraising with humor, particularly when the night’s 34 waiters earned tips via more than just serving food at their assigned tables, such as sing or dance. (They served 340 guests that night.) Ashton Ryan, president and CEO of First NBC, retained his crown from 2013 as the Top Celebrity Waiter. Second place was attorney and Rummel alumnus Dominick Impastato.

As to be expected the decor at the Hilton New Orleans Airport Hotel was red, red and more red, with the look overseen by Royal Productions and Rummel parents Lori and Randy Gervais. The silent auction and parade of prizes — viewed to the strains from Rummel’s jazz band — were enticing, as were the 10 live auction packages, with the two most popular being a week in Capri, Italy; and dinner for 10 with the Rummel president, Brother Gale Condit, FSC, at the home of Pat and Henry Shane.